My Class Notes: September 24, 2014

classes are basically non-refundable so its up to me to get my moneys worth

intertexuality- a piece of writing where you borrow phrases, images or ideas from something else

we are constantly bringing into our writing traces from other places

understanding things by applying to what we already know

using prior knowledge

deconstruct the meaning of things, apply it to yourself

paraphrasing

if your not trying your not getting anywhere

comparing with the opposite

construct the definition of try- to give effort, to attempt, to apply yourself, to pursue a desire

the act of applying effort to a desired goal or outcome

doing something to the best of your abilities

exploring new things, overcoming obstacles, to apply yourself fully to doing something, doing your best no matter the situation, using all your abilities to accomplish something

goals, achieve or succeed, outcome, desire, pursue

new challenges

try, attempt, think

unwrap the package, start thinking

look at the contrast, using prior knowledge

intuitively as a group we came to the conclusion that what Jonathan said was out of context and irrelevant

learn how to move words around In a paper so that your professor has in their head exactly what you want them to hear

the conversation is never stopped, just paused

The time that we spent in class trying to define the word “try” was a good experience for myself, I personally have never been asked to define a word on my own. Usually I would have to use a dictionary, but even defining a simple word like “try” wasn’t the easiest thing to do. I personally think that everybody looks at different things in completely different ways, the word try to me means to put effort into doing something. When Bill started talking about how the dictionary didn’t fall out of the sky, and google was created by people to it got me thinking. If some ordinary people made the dictionary, then why not try.